Cotton lint, ginned — Stock Variation by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
819,514 t
China, mainland
Lowest
-265,406 t
Türkiye
Median
0 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,195
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Stock Variation is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 819,514 t in China, mainland; the lowest is -265,406 t in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 11,096 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 4,020.2%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 9,999,900.0%).
Cotton lint, ginned — Stock Variation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 819,514 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | China | 817,534 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | India | 528,635 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 70,760 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41,202 t | 2023 | up 4,020.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 38,163 t | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Greece | 30,268 t | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 17,200 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 13,064 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 7,620 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 7,314 t | 2023 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 3,750 t | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 3,461 t | 2023 | up 1,687.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Honduras | 3,266 t | 2023 | up 649.1% | volatile |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,089 t | 2023 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Guatemala | 654 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 653 t | 2023 | up 3,365.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Estonia | 217.72 t | 2023 | up 535.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Jamaica | 0.56 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Caribbean | 0.56 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Albania | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Armenia | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Belize | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Brazil | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Barbados | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Canada | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Congo | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Cuba | 0 t | 2019 | — | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Algeria | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Egypt | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | France | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ghana | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Guinea | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Gambia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Grenada | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Guyana | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Haiti | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Iraq | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Israel | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Jordan | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Libya | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Morocco | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Malta | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Niger | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Nepal | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Oman | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Qatar | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Senegal | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2020 | — | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Suriname | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Uganda | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Samoa | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Yemen | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 0 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 135 | Fiji | -0.09 t | 2021 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | -0.62 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | -4.8 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritania | -5 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -20.83 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Austria | -89.28 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Latvia | -217.72 t | 2023 | down 625.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | -217.72 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -217.72 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -217.72 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | -435 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Bahrain | -435.45 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Republic of Korea | -653 t | 2023 | down 137.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Philippines | -653.17 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | El Salvador | -1,000 t | 2023 | down 9,999,900.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritius | -1,089 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Nicaragua | -1,089 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Tunisia | -1,089 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Italy | -1,306 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Portugal | -1,306 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1,306 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Mozambique | -1,311 t | 2023 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 157 | China, Taiwan Province of | -1,960 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Thailand | -2,395 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Viet Nam | -2,613 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | -3,692 t | 2023 | down 355.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Zambia | -7,621 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Paraguay | -7,850 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | -9,693 t | 2023 | down 865.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Peru | -10,233 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan | -12,201 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | -25,038 t | 2023 | down 1,261.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Mexico | -29,393 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Australia | -63,603 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Australia and New Zealand | -63,603 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Türkiye | -265,406 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Asia 1.14 million t
- World 1.02 million t
- Eastern Asia 816,881 t
- Southern Asia 612,459 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 143,456 t
- Western Africa 79,359 t
- Africa 78,178 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 41,855 t
- Southern Europe 31,188 t
- European Union (27) 29,787 t
- Europe 29,787 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 19,946 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.